Posted on 02/12/2023 4:48:11 AM PST by Timber Rattler
Two former fighters of the Russian private military company Wagner have told CNN of their horrific experiences on the battlefield in eastern Ukraine, and how anyone who faltered was immediately shot by their own commanders.
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The two fighters told of hideous losses in “first wave” assaults reminiscent of World War I charges.
“There were 90 of us. Sixty died in that first assault, killed by mortar fire. A handful remained wounded,” said one, recalling his first assault near the village of Bilohorivka. “If one group is unsuccessful, another is sent right away. If the second one is unsuccessful, they send another group.”
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There was no evacuation of the wounded, he added. “If you’re wounded, you roll away on your own at first, any way you can, somewhere neutral where there’s no fire, and if there’s no one around, you administer first aid to yourself,” he said.
Casualties piled up by the dozen, the men said. “When the casualties arrive, you get orders to load them, and you don’t really think who’s dead and who’s wounded,” one of the fighters said.
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“We couldn’t retreat without orders because if we don’t comply with the order, we will be killed,” said one of the prisoners.
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“We thought we’d be fighting Poles and various mercenaries. Germans. We didn’t think anyone was left in the Ukrainian army there. We thought they’d left the country,” said one.
“So it became clear they were just spinning lies to get us to enter into battle with the Ukrainians. No one really thought that the AFU [Armed Forces of Ukraine] would actually fight for their own country, for their loved ones. We only learned this after going in there.”
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Nothing like a fresh cup o’ propaganda in the morning. Pretty weak stuff.
“There was no evacuation of the wounded, he added. “If you’re wounded, you roll away on your own at first, any way you can, somewhere neutral where there’s no fire, and if there’s no one around, you administer first aid to yourself,” he said.”
This makes me really wonder: death counts and casualty counts are based on a presumption that about 20% of casualties are killed. To me, this suggests that Western estimates of casualty counts may be too high and death counts way too low.
CNN 👌🏾
так сказал быдняк
I hope the Ukraine gets taken apart territorially and absorbed by its neighboring countries.
That was the first impeachment. The second was about Jan 6th.
so then when is the Russian victory parade?
LOL
“We are led by traitors and snakes.”
That much I agree with you on. The rest is a completely garbled chronology, chock full of inaccuracies.
No comment. I am prevented from expressing my opinions.
I was only incorrect on one point. Col. Vindman was offered the high position of Defense Minister of the Ukraine THREE times, not two.
Vindman, 44, explained during his impeachment testimony that he had been offered the position three times but declined the position because of his loyalty to the United States. The lieutenant colonel was born in Ukraine, but his family immigrated to the U.S. when he was a toddler.
Vindman claimed he did not know why he was offered the high ranking position of defense minister.
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/vindman-reveals-that-he-had-been-offered-a-position-as-defense-minister-of-ukraine
You are either misinformed or are lying.
Nothing like a fresh cup o’ propaganda in the morning. Pretty weak stuff.
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Meanwhile, Vlad lit up the Ukies railroad electrification and AA defense sites all across Ukraine with a massive missile strike a day ago….not a PEEP from the western corrupted media.
It is getting clearer every day:
Ukraine 1991-2023 .
Hint: it will officially be “ the end” when Vlad destroys the 12 bridges across the Dniepner, slicing Ukraine in half….for some reason Vlad is still showing much restraint.
I can use Google Translate too.
Наклонись и трахни свое лицо.
Ruskie victory already here, The Krouts are freezing, paying big $$ for U.S. Gas, their corporations are hemorrhaging $$$ due to high energy costs.
What is not to celebrate?
The Italians and the PIGs are happy as well.
The Hungies are telling the E.U. to stuff it - all is well
That wasn’t google translate, it was taught to me by my Bucharan study partner in yeshiva.
“I hope the Ukraine gets taken apart territorially and absorbed by its neighboring countries”
RUSSIA INVADED Ukraine!
Nuff said.
And your reply is as disgustingly vulgar as your understanding of recent history is deficient.
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